Audio-visual Technology for Enhancing Sense of Presence in Watching Sports Events
Dan Mikami, Yutaka Kunita, Yutaka Kamamoto, Shinya Shimizu, Kenta Niwa, Keisuke Kinoshita · NTT technical review · 2015
The number of people who experience sporting events remotely by viewing via television or the Internet far outnumber those who see the event in person.In recent years, there has been a diversification in individual preferences and viewing styles, and viewers want to enjoy the event in the way they prefer.This article introduces NTT's efforts concerning video and audio technology that enables high-sense-ofpresence viewing.This work involves achieving both a high-presence remote viewing experience, which closely reproduces the actual on-site experience, and an ultrahigh sense of presence, which provides an experience that exceeds the on-site experience.